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Screen to Speed No.32: Yvonne Houffelaar; Disability, Advocacy, Community Management at INIT eSports · BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

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Welcome to Screen to Speed powered by INIT eSports.
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In this podcast, we dive into the journeys of remarkable individuals
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From the thrill of digital circuits to the roar of real life racetracks, we explore
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Welcome everyone to unit talks.
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Hello.
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Hello.
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Good evening.
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Hello.
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Thank you.
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Nice to be here again.
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Yeah, that's good.
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Um, so let's start with, uh, how you start your journey in, uh, in
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racing and in some racing as well.
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Can you tell us a little bit about this?
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Yes.
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Well, I started with go karting since I was seven years old.
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Uh, I was on holiday with my parents in the south of France and there was a
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nice little outdoor track and they were advertising, uh, go karting for the youth.
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So I said to my parents, Oh, that looks cool.
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And I was always watching already the F1 with my dad.
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So they said, okay, well.
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Let's try it see if it's something so I tried it and it's actually went pretty
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good as well And I really loved it.
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So when we came back in the Netherlands Um, I started to look
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into okay Where are the cartoon clubs?
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Because I wanted to learn because I always when I do something I want to achieve
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the best that I can So then I found, uh, in the Netherlands, uh, the NYE cafe.
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So that was a Dutch, um, uh, used for karting where you
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get training two times a week.
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And in the weekends I race, I did races.
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So I did that till I was, uh, 16 years old.
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And then I went over to the racing side of it because when I was 15, I got
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my racing license in the Netherlands.
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And, um, yeah, then I started some tests, uh, driving on the tracks,
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uh, looking into what I would like to race because it's all very expensive.
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So yeah, I needed to find a way.
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And then, uh, yeah, my disability got worse.
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I needed to drive with hand controls, which was a bit of
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a struggle because back then.
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There were some racing cars with hand controls, but those were so expensive
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to race in, uh, I couldn't afford it.
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Also, a few sponsors weren't enough.
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So then, I decided to stop, also with the karting, uh, because,
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uh, I like to be competitive.
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If I can't shoot to my health.
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I can get very disappointed and, uh, I'm normally not about giving up.
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Uh, no, I just wanted to, to make sure that I'm still have the enjoyment, like
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I always have to, and not laying down, uh, for three weeks after one race.
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So that was the case when I, just before I stopped.
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So then I decided to stop.
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And, uh, in 2015, uh, I came in, uh, contact with iRacing for the first
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time, uh, by my ex brother in law.
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And, uh, he says, well, I found something, you need to try it, you will like this.
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So, yes, I did try, and I liked it, so I had a old cheap wheel from him.
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With my laptop, because it still runs iRacing, I was sitting on the desk
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driving, uh, get off the desk chair, get the wheels off to make sure you
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don't slide backwards all the time.
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And, uh, that's how I started on iRacing.
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And then, uh, later on due to sim racing, I got back in the racing car again in
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England for Team Brits with hand controls.
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So that was very cool.
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That's great.
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You know, you got a really nice experience in racing and it's racing as well.
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Um, and can you tell me what is your highlighted events in racing, uh, which
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you did and you remember, um, like get a podium or something like this?
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Well, my highlights.
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It's not even about the podium because especially with karting I had I have
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enough trophies I had enough podium but my highlight was when I got back
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in the racing car after 10 years It was exactly 10 years that week as well.
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I drove for the first time again at Silverstone with hand
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controls And that was the dream.
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So That's was definitely my highlight to be able to be back racing again
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with the hand controls in England.
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Yeah.
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It was fantastic.
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That's cool.
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Uh, can you tell me how is it to drive with the hand controls?
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Because I know some people driving like this and maybe we can get
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involved more people who are disabled and maybe dream about racing.
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But um, Yeah.
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Just not thinking that you can use the hand controls, uh, right here.
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Yes, but if you are interested in sim racing or racing and you need to use
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hand controls, please send me a message, Discord, social media, whatsoever.
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I can help, that's not a problem.
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So please send a message over, because, uh, I like to help everyone out there.
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So that's, that's one of my goals, always, to help everyone else.
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And, uh, for me, it was very good because, uh, I just don't have
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the feeling in my legs and my feet anymore after my back surgery.
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And for me, it's a struggle to, to drive because you can't see
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how much you push the pedal.
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You can't feel it.
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So for me, the hand controls were perfect.
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The only challenge was, uh, as you can see, I think I have small hands.
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So for me, they needed to adjust it a little bit to be able to, to
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reach the, uh, the, the throttle and brake and also where you shift
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with, because I shift myself.
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So, uh, that was, uh, a button on, on the wheel that was for the shifting,
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but to be able to reach it all, it needed to be a little bit adjusted, but
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apart from that, yeah, it was perfect.
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Uh, can you tell the difference?
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So, uh, as I understand you drove with, uh, with legs and then you
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switched to hand controls, how was it for you to switch a, was it
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really hard to get used to that?
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I already drove in, uh, yeah, my daily life car, a normal car with hand controls,
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so it was a different system, much better for racing because what goes in
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the car is not suited for a race car, but, um, I wasn't really quite used.
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So to drive with my hands, um, of course I enjoyed the pedals more
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because back then I was a lot more able, uh, to do with my body, uh, like
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with sports and just in daily life, it's went a lot better back then.
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So that's why I prefer the pedals.
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But the hand controls are great.
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It's a great solution if you can't use your legs anymore for any reason.
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Or even with a broken leg or something, you can still drive in the sim.
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If you have a couple of glitches, you can already race.
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That's great.
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Yeah, I remember I tried, uh, just for fun on stream, I had, uh, Thrustmaster SF
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1000, which got, uh, clutches, and I tried to use it as a throttle and brake pedal.
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Um, actually, it achieves quite good lip time, so I think that
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brain can adapt quite fast to this, and it's great, yeah, definitely.
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Um, you mentioned that you started from, uh, racing.
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Um, how You switched to another course, Campa, because I know that you've been
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into a CCA lot of time and you Yes.
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Did some championships here as well.
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I have wait many hours in, in, uh, a CC probably more was also watching
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because I love to do endurance racing.
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So I did loads of, uh, 24 hours or 12 hour races, or six hour races with the gt.
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We are ladies, uh, back then, so that was great.
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And, um, yeah, um, I really like ACC because I still have adjusted
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pedals so my feet can't go off.
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But I like the braking a bit more.
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It's a bit easier for me to get the braking.
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On the control by looking to my desk to see how much I push my pedals.
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Then on iRacing, on iRacing for me, the brakes are my biggest enemy in
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the car because then you brake too much or you don't edge off enough or,
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uh, You brake too fast, uh, too much.
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It's really difficult to do exactly the same every lap on iRacing with my pedals.
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So that's why I secretly enjoy Benedetta Bentley on ACC a lot more.
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Yeah, I noticed that in ACC you really have to push pedal really hard compared
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to iRacing where you're just pressing a little bit and you breaking quite
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a lot and you stop in the car better.
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Uh, so understandable that ACC is better with the hand controls
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because you can Like push 100 percent and then release and it's a lot
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easier to do compared to a racing.
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I fully understand this um, can you tell me about the biggest event where
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you take a part in ACC and Yeah, maybe take some cool places or just had fun
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with your friends in endurance Oh, I had a lot of fun Fun with friends with
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endurance racing, that's for sure.
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Uh, I can't remember that.
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I went for an, yeah, I did.
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I needed to think.
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Um, I went, uh, with the GTWR guys, uh, to the aime Racing Expo at the Berg Ring.
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Uh, I think it was four years ago.
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I'm not sure.
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Four or five years ago since then, I went every year to the expo.
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But that was pretty cool because, uh.
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The guy won as well, and I was making the pictures, so I was laying under
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the rig there, and I had the winning shot of the teammate that won, so
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yeah, that was perfect as well.
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Um, and yeah, Endurance Racing, I met a lot of people thanks to SimRacing,
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not only at the XBOX, So, uh, I went to, to England for a birthday of
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Thea, who got 30, uh, as a surprise.
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It was during the COVID time.
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So last minute I decided, okay, I can go.
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And, um, I met Sophie who I'm together with now for, for three years.
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Four years?
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I'm not sure.
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Three years, I think, so, yeah, it's great and I made a lot of friends
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and, uh, yeah, it's good fun.
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Yeah, that's great.
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Can you tell me how is it for you to be, uh, with your partner
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into some racing together?
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Uh, because I got the same situation and, uh, For me, it's, it's really fun.
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It's really cool when you got someone who supports your, your way and trying to
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help you as well, so help is it for you?
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Yes, it's great.
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We try to help each other.
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We like to race with each other.
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Uh, and as.
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It's nice because we, we used to do a lot of, uh, VRS endurance, so the
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two of us, it was a three hour race, so not too long, and then the two of
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us drove that, and that was great.
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Now I'm driving a bit less in the rig, now I'm sitting here for show, but it
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isn't used for some time, so hopefully when, when it's a little bit more
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adjusted, and, uh, Yeah, a little bit better setup for me with my disability.
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I'll be able to race again.
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And then yeah, that will be perfect Yeah, speaking about the rig.
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What are you having right now?
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And what are you planning to upgrade to make it more comfortable for you?
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Well, I have now a similar brick, uh, with a Ossetech
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wheelbase, the Forter, I believe.
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Yes, the Forter, uh, with a round wheel, with clutches, and everything on.
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And I have the Heusinkveld spritz, uh, at the moment.
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In the future, I will I'm doubting what I want to do.
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Uh, there's now also the disability rig.
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So you can go in with your wheelchair, uh, to sit in the
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wheelchair and then able to race.
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That's an option.
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I tried it at the expo and it was great and it works very well, but.
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I'm also doubting, uh, because you have from bels to seats and then you
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have a GT seats and, and then you have special inserts that you can do and
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that shape to the form of your back.
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Mm-Hmm.
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. And that could be very interesting as well to try first before I go
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over to a complete disability risk.
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Uh, yeah.
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I need to see what will be the best option.
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Mm-Hmm.
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. And then, uh, I'll be able to sit longer in the rig.
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I struggle not to sit an hour like this in the rig.
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Uh, if I need to race, it's even more difficult.
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So, uh, that's why, uh, in the future we will change some, some things
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adjusted here and there, and then, uh, I'll be able to race again.
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Yes, I see on the camera you got a little bit, like, more formula between
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GT, uh, seating position, right?
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Yes.
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Yes, I have a GT seat, but I needed to tilt it a little bit
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because otherwise my legs were in the way of the steering wheel.
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And that couldn't go higher anymore, so, uh, yeah.
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It's all It's just not right, not perfect, and I need to have a perfect
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for my back to be able to race longer because I like the endurance
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racing more than the sprints.
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I'm not a sprint type, uh, racer.
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All right.
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So speaking about endurance races, uh, what is your favorite combo?
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What, what car do you like and what track do you like the most?
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Well, um, my favorite track and car, I can say it in one sentence.
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Because I get already excited from the idea.
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Is Bernadette de Benelli at Misano?
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If I do, if I'm, if I, what I do there, I don't know.
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But I have very good pace there.
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And if I could find out what I do there.
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And I could do that on every tech, it would be perfect.
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But I haven't found it out yet.
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But you could here, could there, could everywhere, but not too much.
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And it just works.
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It just flows so well.
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Yeah.
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By far my favorite combination.
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Yeah, Mizana is a great track, for real.
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Like, it's awesome.
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Yeah, I agree with you.
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Um, I know that you're a co founder of a United Team team
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and also working in Nita Sports.
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Uh, so let's talk, let's dive deep into this a bit more.
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Yes.
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Yes, I'm the co founder of United Sim Team together with Sophie,
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with my partner, and, uh, we have, yeah, how many drivers do we have?
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Around 20, I believe, maybe a bit more or less.
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So quite a lot.
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Uh, we have some pros, we have some amateurs, and in the middle,
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so we have all kind of levels.
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And, uh, that's what makes it great because everyone
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can learn from each other.
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And, uh, we like to To help everyone where we can and, uh, yeah, it's just,
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uh, just great to, to, to be able to provide this as well to, to other drivers.
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Um, how did you get into Inuit sports and, uh, how long time that was ago?
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Um, Um, Message, I was messaging with Steffi, I think she saw me
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somewhere streaming or with the sim grid or something like that.
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And, uh, then I went to, with Steffi, to an event in Birmingham,
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so then I saw her in person.
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As well and help there also with AKA Esports.
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Um, they were there too.
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So the three of us were there and, uh, helping out there and, uh, yeah, just
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kept talking a bit and then they came, uh, the screen to speak Las Vegas events.
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And, uh, I was thinking, would I like to participate?
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Uh, I'm not sure.
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I'm not fit.
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My health was bad, so I wasn't really interested in, uh,
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participating in the event.
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But then I thought, well, she is looking for someone who can manage the
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community and all things around it.
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And I figured, ah, that can be something for me.
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I like to help other people.
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My dream used to be being a nurse in the hospital and going for emergency
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trips outside of the country.
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Where it's needed.
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Well, I definitely can't do that with with my disability, but that's okay.
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So now I'll figure out a way how to help others, let them shine.
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And I just be in the background and, uh, yeah, it's great.
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So, uh, I must say I would like to do this, I would like to
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help others, let them behind.
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And that's how I got, uh, involved.
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And, uh, two years later, I'm still there.
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That's great.
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It's awesome that you found the place where you, uh, you
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dedicated to what you're doing.
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It's, uh, it's great and awesome.
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And it's also like some racing, racing related, um, company.
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It's awesome.
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Yes.
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That's the greatest thing in the world when you're doing
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what you love, definitely.
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Yes, that is great.
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And if you can give others the opportunity to, to, uh, go to, for example, Las
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Vegas, that some didn't even fly.
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That was the first time that they were flying.
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And then you go to Vegas.
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It's amazing.
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And as well, she got to drive in the GT3 cup car.
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Uh, yeah, it's, it's great.
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If you can provide.
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things for others to give them the opportunity.
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And still after we did the group series, uh, and that was, uh, also nice to do
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because you can still, uh, help them.
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You can still give them the opportunity to.
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To shine basically also for social media.
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You can give them a little boost And yeah with the inner talks, uh, I arrange
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a lot a lot of things normally in the background So you won't see me, but i'm
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there So that and that's also nice to do because you give others the spotlight
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To tell about their story and to highlight them and I think that's good.
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Yeah, so, um How do you feel to represent women in simracing and racing as well?
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And how do you feel, like, community friendly or not really?
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So what's your opinion about this?
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Uh, I think women belong in simracing and motorsports.
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And, uh, they deserve it.
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Just need to believe in yourself because everyone can achieve it.
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No matter how old, young you are, who you are, disabled or not,
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women or men, doesn't matter.
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So, I think it's great.
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This is a great way to get women involved into sim racing.
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Uh, into motorsports with the SIM4STEM we get a lot of female students
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who are around, uh, the 16 years old and they can get a taste how
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it's all going in the engineering part and then they're thinking, oh,
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but then they're trying the same.
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That's very cool.
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Uh, then they, uh, Joining in the cup series or, uh, we help them privately
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in the same, see, uh, uh, if we can help them improve and how it all
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works and so forth and so forth.
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So, uh, I think it's a great way to get more women involved and allow them shine.
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I definitely agree with you that, uh, everything should start, like,
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from childhood, uh, get involved girls into racing or simracing, uh,
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like, if they don't have opportunity to jump into the racing or karting
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because it can be really expensive.
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Yes.
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But I think simracing is, uh, really open for everyone because you can even
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race with a desk and just simple, uh, racing wheel and pedals and just drive.
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Jump into some racing and try it and that's a great opportunity for
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everybody Well, even with a console you can just sit on the couch have
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the controller and You can race so it doesn't need to be expensive at all.
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You can get a ps5 or ps4 PS4 secondhand, uh, because I remember
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when I was living in England with Soph, uh, I started with Gran Turismo.
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I bought 400 pounds, I bought a secondhand PlayStation and we
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had loads of fun on Gran Turismo.
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And since then I've been driving on Gran Turismo as well.
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That's why I say it doesn't need to be expensive, a lot of things
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that you already have at home.
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You can use for it and then you don't need a rig.
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You can build up with a controller and then say, Oh, I would like to try a wheel.
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And you can, you don't still don't need a rig.
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You can have a wheel stands and they're already there.
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So you can, it can build it up and you can make it as expensive as you want to.
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Basically.
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Yeah, that's right.
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You can like build the rig for your budget, which you got right
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now, and maybe then plan some greats and something like this.
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You mentioned about streaming with SimGrid, can you tell
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about this a bit more?
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And if you're planning to make any content in the future, so what's that going to be?
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Well, I mostly did was lab guides for the, for the SimGrid.
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talk right away because yeah, they first said, Oh, it's better if you drive
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and then to overlay with the voice.
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But I didn't really like that.
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So I was driving and make the lap time right away.
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And, uh, yeah, a lot went wrong, so I have a lot of bloopers.
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But I always had something good in the end.
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It was good fun to do.
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And, um, yeah, I streamed myself also for some years, on YouTube and Twitch.
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But yeah, when I'm back on racing, sim racing again, I will be back
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streaming, but now I really don't have something to stream because I don't
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play any other game than sim racing.
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And I'm further also not very interested in all the other games, so it's a
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bit difficult to stream, uh, nothing.
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Yeah, I fully understand this.
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How did you enjoy streaming, uh, when you've been racing, yeah?
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Um, how was it for you to manage Chad and all things together with, with driving?
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Well, I like it.
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I like to talk and drive.
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So, uh, I always had the chats on my top screen.
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I had my desk on the top screen so I could see my pedal inputs.
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So I always looked at the chats and tried to talk with them.
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And, uh, yeah, I really enjoyed it.
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And, uh, yeah, some races weren't good, but if you then have a nice conversation
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with the chat, it makes it better.
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Yeah, then it makes it fun still to do and you enjoy it still.
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So that's good.
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Yeah, absolutely agree with you because even if you got really bad crashes or
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something like this Like community trying to support you they trying to make a
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joke from this and it's a great thing.
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Yeah Definitely.
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Yes, but that always makes it better.
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Uh, how can you Uh compare the community and acc to maybe iRacing,
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um So what do you think about this?
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Uh, ACC is getting a little bit less, unfortunately.
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I think they're, in general, they're driving less people on ACC than iRacing.
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But it's getting more less now, so you see a lot of ladies also
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switching from ACC to iRacing.
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Luckily, if you're new to iRacing, we can offer a three months, uh, code, so they
25:41
can try it, have all the free content, and then they can see, okay, I like this,
25:47
then, yes, you can go further with it, or I don't like it, that's okay, you've
25:52
tried it, did some races with us, and you didn't like it, that's fine, so.
25:58
Yeah, it's, it's getting less on ACC, but it's a shame because I really
26:02
like ACC and it suits a bit more my driving, so, yeah, that's a bit, uh A
26:09
bit of a shame, but we'll get there.
26:11
We still get some races there, so maybe I will participate in some
26:15
later on with the LFM community.
26:18
And, uh, well, if I ask Soph and a few others, would you like to drive on it?
26:23
We're going to drive on it, so that will be fun.
26:27
Yeah, but I think that ACC really grown for this year.
26:31
So together with our racing, uh, as well, everything started basically
26:35
in 2020, when all the pandemic stuff happened, like a lot of people get
26:40
bored and just jump into some racing.
26:42
Um, so yeah, hopefully we're going to have like, It'd be, uh,
26:46
a lot people in a CC and in the racing as well, alongside with it.
26:51
Uh, it's going to be great.
26:53
Yes.
26:54
Well, as Mike says, uh, set of course was coming, so I'm
26:59
curious what that's gonna be.
27:00
It was at the experts to try, but I was too busy with work, so, Mm-Hmm, . I
27:05
haven't tried it yet, but as soon as it comes there, uh, I will, uh,
27:10
test this right away and see if we can do some events on there.
27:15
That would be great as well.
27:18
Right, you've been on SimRacingExpo, as you mentioned, right now, uh, you've been
27:22
behind the scenes, can you tell about this event, uh, what was interesting here,
27:27
and what was your job right here as well?
27:31
Well, it was great.
27:33
That's for the start.
27:35
For the first time, there was a, uh, a women's arena, At the
27:41
SimRacingExpo, uh, the Screen2Speed, uh, Women's Arena, was it called?
27:47
And, uh, yeah, on the, on the days, we had lots of ladies coming in.
27:53
Some were trying for the first time they're coming with their
27:55
boyfriends or husbands or Whatever they're coming with, they tried it.
28:00
Some did already sim racing, but never tried iRacing before.
28:05
And they are now joining in to the races and get the three months off, uh,
28:10
from iRacing, get the three months, uh, three months membership from iRacing.
28:15
And now they're trying out how iRacing works and so forth and so forth.
28:19
So that's already great.
28:21
And then on Saturday we have the event.
28:23
We had 10 ladies invited and because we had 10 rigs, so we said 10 ladies
28:30
is max because We don't have any more rigs to do the race And we had two
28:36
20 minutes races Uh with the f4 at the Nürburgring and uh, yeah, it was
28:43
some very very good racing Victoria Thompson won the german lady as well.
28:49
So that made it perfect a german winner in germany You Can't be better.
28:53
The prize is, uh, get a, a test day at the Nordschleife.
28:58
Ah, that was, that's perfect.
29:01
So, yeah, probably that's going to be next year.
29:05
And, uh, yeah, hopefully we see her there then, uh, racing at the Nordschleife.
29:11
That's, uh, that's great.
29:14
And, uh, yeah, my story.
29:16
Yeah.
29:16
Yeah.
29:17
You can continue.
29:17
Sorry.
29:18
Oh yeah.
29:19
I can keep talking.
29:21
But, uh, uh, my role there was to, to help all the ladies, um, uh, together
29:28
with Yana, we set up everything.
29:30
And also with some guys from the Outdox Sim Racing Expo, uh, helped as well
29:35
because building up the rigs was a lot of work and, uh, well, we got it
29:40
all just in time with many hours in.
29:43
So just in time, I was ready when, when I saw it on Friday and then we
29:48
just welcomed everyone, uh, get all the ladies in, uh, help them in the
29:53
rigs, uh, yeah, talk with everyone.
29:58
And, uh, yeah, I was helping the lady, supporting them, uh,
30:01
did the communication with them.
30:03
I was also helping in the stream behind the scenes, so I did a bit of everything.
30:08
The days, oh, making content, content as well, posting it on the social
30:13
media, and yeah, it was crazy.
30:16
Hard work, but it was perfect.
30:19
Yeah, I remember we had, uh, one of the in eat talks with, uh, with
30:22
Jana and, uh, she was in a hotel.
30:25
Yeah, we were completely naked.
30:30
I remember, yeah.
30:32
That was really fun.
30:33
That was a Friday evening.
30:34
Uh, because we originally planned it for the Thursday, but it was a mess.
30:39
We still needed so much to do that.
30:41
Well, I'm sorry.
30:43
We're definitely not going to make that one.
30:46
We need to build further.
30:47
We need to get this ready.
30:48
So then we postponed it to the Friday and we were driving back
30:52
together to the hotel and we were saying, Oh no, that we planned this.
30:57
So we had a coffee and then went into the inner talks, uh, and it was still great.
31:04
It was just fun.
31:06
We're nice with all the ladies there as well.
31:09
It was, it was fun.
31:11
It was awesome.
31:12
She was really, you know, relaxed.
31:14
And, uh, uh, she told me that maybe I'm not going to be too chatty.
31:17
And she just like, dive into the inner talks and, uh, spoke a lot.
31:24
It was fun.
31:24
The door went open and she walked very well in it.
31:29
Definitely, that was awesome.
31:31
You know, that's great that we got big events in SimRacing right now,
31:34
and maybe more people are going to know about SimRacing and dive
31:39
deep into it, because it's awesome.
31:41
I really like SimRacing.
31:42
I even I like it more to my career, which I had in real life, uh, because
31:47
unfortunately you're not getting that competitive racing, um, in real life
31:52
races, uh, just because less people getting into racing and, uh, sim
31:56
racing is more competitive because of this, and I really like this.
32:02
Um, yes, I like it too.
32:04
Although I, I like also, uh, with the racing, uh, you really, you put
32:10
your helmet on, you're getting ready.
32:13
Uh, it's, it's different.
32:15
You have still the same mentality as in the sim.
32:19
But it's still different to race in real life or in the sim.
32:23
And that's more because of the adrenaline is coming in there.
32:26
Uh, it's more, uh, intensive for the body and so forth.
32:31
Yeah.
32:32
Further, it's a lot of the same by in comparison with,
32:36
but those are the differences.
32:40
Yeah.
32:40
I remember I've been racing in Malaysia, whereas the humidity is 100%.
32:44
And, uh, it's, it's really hot.
32:46
It's like 30 degrees by Celsius outside and in the car.
32:51
You just you got nothing like to cool you down.
32:54
Uh, I remember guys in G3s They had this cool shirt and all the stuff So they
33:00
were in more comfortable situation and than I because I was driving the formal
33:04
BMW and then formal four It was really hard, like, you, you just, uh, really
33:09
try to push, push yourself to stay on the track till the finish, uh, line,
33:14
till the finish flag, um, so mentally it's a different thing, uh, than in
33:19
sim racing, but because you're getting really competitive races in sim racing,
33:24
uh, you also Like, um, got a lot of emotions, got a lot of, uh, concentration
33:30
and, uh, you're getting tired as well.
33:32
But with the body, you're of course, uh, feeling a lot better.
33:39
Yes, I understand that.
33:41
Well, what I, what I liked as well with the racing, it was not only the racing
33:45
itself, you could really inspire others.
33:49
To do things like I did a lot of things with RacingPride.
33:52
I went on some panels just to, to, to help others as well.
33:57
And show you can do this.
34:00
And, uh, I tried to do the same in sim racing.
34:04
So, uh, when I'm back again and maybe with the, uh, just Rick, because I
34:08
tried it and it was really, really good and really stable as well.
34:13
Because I was afraid if you don't have all the parts here and the
34:16
seat with the weight how it's gonna feel With the base because I have
34:20
quite a strong base and I like that.
34:22
But how is that gonna go with the rig?
34:25
Well, you're not having weight here because normally it keeps it
34:28
in balance and That works perfect.
34:31
So yeah, if I, if I have something like that, I will make content from it
34:36
and try to help as much um others to to Show you that with a limited budget
34:45
because it's it's a bit cheaper than a normal rake You can still even when
34:51
you're disabled you can still race.
34:54
You don't need an offensive wheel to be able to race also then So if I can
35:00
only help one, it's already good, but yeah, I would like to help everyone.
35:07
That's a good thing.
35:08
I also really like to help people when they're coming to stream asking about
35:12
maybe Equipment or sometimes about racing and how to do properly the track,
35:17
which we're driving this week It's always a pleasure for me to help people
35:21
and they like return back after some time maybe in two weeks or months or
35:25
something They tell him like, what's up?
35:27
Wow, you twice helped me to get better on this track.
35:30
I, like, I achieved the better lap time.
35:32
It's, it's a great feeling.
35:35
Yeah, it's great.
35:37
Yeah, that's what I hope to do, uh, over a couple of months.
35:41
That's great.
35:42
We're going to wait for this, definitely.
35:45
Yes, um, I'm waiting for it.
35:48
I would like to.
35:50
Right, um, speaking about driving, uh, what is your routine, uh, to prepare
35:55
for endurance race, for example?
35:59
For in the sim?
36:00
Yeah, in the sim, yeah.
36:03
Well, I first always go to the loo, because I need to pee often a day.
36:08
So I always do that.
36:10
And for an endurance race, I always drink an espresso.
36:13
I have my favorite coffee.
36:14
I drink it way too much a day.
36:18
But, I always do that first, and it doesn't matter if I have one
36:22
set or double sets, or how long it is, I always do the same.
36:29
That's great.
36:31
I think that, I really like to have a tea.
36:34
I always get a tea, um, on my, on my, like, somewhere close to the
36:39
rig, when I'm racing, when I'm doing the streaming and everything.
36:42
Um, Good that you got a coffee and it really helps you to get energy
36:48
for endurance races, I think.
36:51
It's just a routine.
36:52
So, uh, 20 minutes before I know I need to go in the car, I'll
36:57
say, okay, I'll be right back.
36:58
Can I have a coffee?
36:59
And then I put the machine on, go to the loo, have the coffee, and then I go back
37:03
in the rig and then I'm ready to go.
37:06
But yeah, I do that every time, but I did the same with
37:09
racing before I sat in the car.
37:11
I always drink my espresso.
37:13
I have my coffee machine with me in the garage because, uh, the
37:17
British coffee, it's very watery.
37:21
Let's say it that way.
37:22
And I like a nice strong espresso.
37:25
So, um, I always brought my own machine.
37:30
And I did it always before I sat in the car.
37:32
It didn't matter what session it was.
37:35
I always had a coffee.
37:37
I went to the loo and then I did my gay room and went in the race car.
37:42
That sounds good.
37:44
Uh, can you tell me you really into endurance races and
37:49
what do you like the most?
37:50
Like that's a management of the schedule or management of the fuel.
37:54
Uh, so what's your role in the team and what do you like the most?
38:00
Um, well, mostly we make a schedule together, but, um, yeah, I like with
38:07
endurance racing, uh, the consistency.
38:11
I'm not the fastest.
38:12
I know that, but I can drive very consistent.
38:16
So then.
38:17
I like endurance racing more because with sprint you need to be really fast,
38:21
elbows out and racing to be able to win and, um, I can't, so I know I don't
38:30
have the winning speed, but because of an endurance race you can still win.
38:35
Because, uh, you, you can keep the lap times very close.
38:40
And what I like with, with the others drive, uh, you practice together,
38:45
uh, making the, the schedule, uh, you must also sometimes, well,
38:50
mostly you drive with friends, which is also nice to do all together.
38:57
And then you try, uh, all together to, to achieve the best results you can.
39:02
And that's also a nice to do instead of alone.
39:07
That's great.
39:08
I think, uh, from my side, I really like Endurances, um, to, like,
39:14
manage the schedule and also do consistent lap times and, like,
39:17
trying to be safe and avoid crashes.
39:20
Yes.
39:20
On track, because it's really important.
39:22
You have to keep your pace.
39:24
Car in one piece and bring it to the finish line.
39:28
Yeah, that's different compared to sprint races, as you said.
39:32
I like sprint races, but endurance is just different.
39:37
It's really cool to do them with your friends, with people
39:41
who you're comfortable with.
39:45
Yes.
39:46
Well, you have the speed for the sprint races as well, so that
39:51
makes it already a bit better.
39:55
That's right.
39:56
Um, what advice can you give to people who Thinking to start in sim racing and
40:02
racing as well as you, um, one day you jump into racing, yeah, you said that you
40:08
run into the karting school, um, so yeah.
40:14
Uh, hey Mark, Kirsten Abens, sorry, he is German so I figured I'll say that.
40:20
I'll say something in German.
40:22
Um, but yeah, my advice will be for starting with sim racing.
40:27
You don't need all the fancy, very cool looking equipment to be able to race.
40:34
You can start small and you can expand if you like, just in bits.
40:40
I did my PC and everything also in bits.
40:43
It all came together in a couple of years.
40:46
So you don't need to spend loads in one go.
40:49
You can even start on the console, start with Gran Turismo, or ACC on the console,
40:55
or on the Xbox, and, uh, or Playstation.
41:00
You don't need to, to start expensive to be able to be competitive in every game.
41:07
And I think that's the tip, because, mostly on, Uh, or on social media
41:15
you see all those fancy rigs and then you see the price and you think
41:19
oh no, I can't afford this now.
41:23
So if you, uh, start a bit smaller and then when you want something, uh, but is
41:30
a bit more expensive, you can work towards that, you don't need it right away.
41:34
So, uh, yeah, don't spend too much if you don't need it, basically.
41:39
In the beginning, just to start with, because, uh, I know sometimes,
41:44
especially when you see those things on the social media, you think,
41:47
Oh, I want that, and then you look at the price, 1500 euros, and you
41:51
think, Oh, no, that's too expensive.
41:55
There are cheaper options to start with.
41:58
Yeah, the worst thing in social media is sometimes that people
42:02
really force you to go to DR drive wheelbases and, like, expensive stuff.
42:08
It's not me, that's Mhmm.
42:11
Like, you won't be competitive or something like this, uh, but yeah,
42:15
I'm also on the side that you can start with whatever equipment you
42:18
got, like, you can use console, as you said, yeah, and, uh, yeah.
42:21
Like, if you got a laptop which can run the simulator, you can
42:25
also start from this, and yeah.
42:27
I think it's, that sim racing is more open for everybody.
42:32
Yes, it is.
42:33
And like Micah says as well, uh, uh, don't go for the higher racing
42:38
in game series, like F1 or GT3.
42:41
Lower series are much fun and good to learn racing, even
42:45
better in one make series.
42:47
Yeah, that's true.
42:49
Don't, uh, pressure yourself to do the fastest car with the most aero, uh, aero.
42:55
aerodynamics and sports.
42:57
You can start with the MX 5 or the Toyota GR86 and you have loads of fun.
43:05
You can learn everything and then you can build up further, uh, step by step.
43:12
And that's a good thing, and most games have that, that
43:15
you can build up step by step.
43:18
Yeah, that's right, and especially talking about some racing, I just suggest people
43:22
to stick with the one car, just learn tracks and go in step by step, so get
43:27
familiar with the car and get comfortable with it, and you're going to gain.
43:32
Also like more confidence and you'll feel more comfortable and then you
43:36
can switch to different cars to faster cars where you can use the aerodynamics
43:40
and how it's working, uh, as well.
43:43
And from my side for formalists, I really like formal 1 600 because, uh, It's fast
43:49
enough, it gives you really good, um, draft on long tracks, and it's really
43:55
cool to fight with people on, in this car.
43:57
It's, uh, sometimes I'm getting, like, more exciting races, uh, in the Formula
44:02
1 600 compared to Formula 3 in a racing, and it's a great series, really.
44:06
Yes.
44:09
Yes, I remember, I gained, uh, loads of I rating and license,
44:14
um, with the Skip Barber.
44:17
Well, that's already some years ago.
44:19
Heh heh!
44:20
So it's, I'm not sure if it's still there, maybe it's a legacy car, maybe it is, but
44:25
that was also a good thing to race with.
44:29
Yes, Kebab is still in the, in the racing, and I think that's a great series.
44:33
I remember a lot of people have been running this and As it's on the
44:38
road tires, it's also give you some, uh, like more slip angle on track
44:43
and it's, uh, it's great to drive.
44:45
Uh, I like it.
44:46
So I race it maybe a couple of times, but I enjoy it all the time.
44:50
We had some fun races with community and Ski Barber.
44:53
So.
44:56
Yeah, that's good fun.
44:58
Yeah, as for racing, uh, you can even go to a circuit close by you
45:05
or just on Google you can type in if you want to go for your racing
45:09
license, what are the options?
45:11
Because every track in every country has the options for a racing license.
45:17
Uh, you need to, well you can then choose, uh, which company you go with.
45:23
Uh, and then you can have some training leading up to it, or you'll have a two
45:28
day course, or yeah, or it's a one day, and then you'll have your theory exam,
45:34
and the driving exam, basically, on the track, and yeah, what you want to race,
45:41
it's all up to what your goal is, that's for everyone different in racing, and uh,
45:48
there are many classes in each country to race, And, uh, yeah, to, to find
45:57
sponsors, it can be a challenge, but it is doable.
46:01
If you, it's not about how many, you know, it's about who you know.
46:06
So, um, yeah, if, if people have questions about how to get into sim racing or
46:12
into racing, they can always message me.
46:14
Uh, like my car just has a racing license right away in
46:19
AU1 and not only a Dutch one.
46:22
Yeah.
46:22
Which is great.
46:23
So she can race in a whole Europe now.
46:25
That's an amazing step forward.
46:28
So, yeah, I like to hear those kinds of things and, uh, And try
46:33
to, to promote it a bit more.
46:35
So she will be the guest next week.
46:37
And then, uh, we can promote it a bit more.
46:40
And, uh, yeah, hopefully she can find the sponsors to go into the, to the Fun Cup.
46:45
I believe it is.
46:46
Micah, correct me if I'm wrong, please.
46:50
But, uh, yeah.
46:51
Yeah, that's uh, this will be cool.
46:53
And then if we can promote that as well And then we we can't guarantee
46:58
that we can find any sponsors But we can at least promote them so people
47:02
see their social media accounts and uh, yeah, then you've been uh, Then
47:11
you can get also more contact, uh, on social media with companies or people.
47:17
It's not how many, but we know.
47:19
And, uh, yeah.
47:21
Ah, the Fun Cup series it is.
47:24
That's great.
47:27
Yeah, as you mentioned, it's, uh, I think it's really important also if you
47:30
want to Uh, dive deep into the racing.
47:34
Uh, you have to alongside work with your social medias because it can give you,
47:39
uh, some connections, as you said, and also, uh, it's going to be easier for
47:43
you to find sponsors and, um, because I started my Instagram long time ago.
47:49
I also, uh, gain really good audience here.
47:52
I was able to start streams and, uh, bring some people from.
47:56
Um, from my Instagram and, uh, that really helped the Twitch to grow and that, that's
48:02
really working like this and it's awesome.
48:05
Uh, so yeah, I, from my side, I can suggest people who go on to try racing.
48:11
If you're ready in karting, you can do some videos or like photos,
48:16
whatever you have to post them.
48:17
You have to.
48:18
Uh, gain the audience, uh, which, uh, probably going to help you in
48:22
the future with a racing career or with your career overall as well.
48:28
Yes.
48:29
Yes.
48:31
And it's important to post regularly, so not on and off, but to post sometimes in
48:36
the week and do that every week the same.
48:39
Within a different post, of course, but on the same days, basically.
48:43
That works as well to get a, get a rhythm into it.
48:47
Uh, but yeah, uh, for me, I need to post more on social media because I do a lot.
48:53
I do a lot of things in the background, but I don't tell, so that's fine by me.
48:59
I don't post about it, but, uh, yeah, networking is always good.
49:05
Right.
49:06
And as you with, uh, any of the sports and also, uh, we, we, alongside with screen
49:11
to speed, uh, can you tell us what events, uh, we're going to have in the near time?
49:18
Well, this year we had the Cup Series, unfortunately, we needed to stop
49:22
that, uh, but for next year we have a plan, uh, Everything is gonna be fully
49:28
announced on social media and on Discord when we have all the dates ready, but
49:33
we're gonna, uh, Organize six events on iRacing, that's gonna be together with
49:39
iRacing, it's gonna be special events.
49:42
And it will be also coming only iRacing calendar from the special event.
49:48
So that's already quite big.
49:51
And then we're going to try to get as much as possible women involved.
49:56
And, um, yeah, it's gonna be, uh, six special events.
50:00
And, uh, we're trying to also get some, something going on Gran Turismo and
50:05
we're working on a plan for that as well.
50:08
And for America, uh, with the USF, uh, we're gonna organize
50:13
six races also for them.
50:16
And who wins that, has a chance to compete for Team USA.
50:21
At the Olympic Esports Games.
50:23
So there's all big things coming up and, um, yes, I'm looking
50:29
forward to the six events.
50:30
I think it's better than a cup.
50:32
So drivers needs to commit less to races and still has a big
50:39
highlight as a race, for example.
50:41
So, uh, with the special events and we can really promote them and push
50:46
it out there on the social media.
50:48
If I haven't broadcast that and, uh.
50:51
Yeah, I think we can achieve more this way than we, uh,
50:55
previously did with the cup series.
50:58
Mm hmm.
50:59
Yeah, I think that, uh, if that's going to be a, like, separate special event, um,
51:04
there's more people going to drive, uh, here because they're not going to really,
51:09
uh, You know, aim to gain points for the championship or something like this.
51:15
Like, I found it's easier, um, when you're running the community races,
51:19
you just hold the session and everybody jump in and, uh, you know, just
51:23
everybody having fun, not thinking about this, uh, points and all this stuff.
51:29
Yes.
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Well, we're going to organize some prizes for each events.
51:34
And, uh, we first have the 15th of December.
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You've got mail as well.
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Just a, just a heads up.
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And we will have the Screen2Speed Holiday Invitational 2024.
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Because last year, 2023, we had it as well.
51:52
So that's why we always took the number of the year behind it.
51:55
And, uh, that's going to be a special event.
51:59
And, um, yeah, we're going to start with that.
52:02
The top three will get some iRacing credits from iRacing.
52:05
And, uh, yeah, that's going to be good fun with the iRacing.
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com.
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Everything on it.
52:12
Yeah, that would be great.
52:12
I'm going to take a part in this.
52:14
I'm looking for, for more information about what, how
52:17
are we going to do to the list?
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And then you get the information.
52:23
All right.
52:25
That sounds awesome.
52:29
Uh, so speaking about you, uh, what's your plans for 2025 and
52:34
for upcoming years as well?
52:36
So we, we just, uh, I think can.
52:39
Tell about this and, uh, Uh, then just go on to invite people once again to
52:45
our broadcast of, uh, Screen2Speed.
52:47
The race will be, uh, 15th of nove of of December.
52:51
Um, yes, so yeah, uh, let's move to your Big plans for the future.
52:58
Well, I have some big bold plans because I have a dream here in Austria.
53:04
Um, well, as you all know, I'm disabled, so I'm doing also disabled sporting.
53:10
So, um, I would like to have hair around the eye, I can say.
53:14
And not only normal cycling, but also hand biking, because there's
53:18
a beautiful lake, beautiful bike paths where you can, can cycle.
53:24
And for example, with a hand bike, that's perfect.
53:27
You can air across country and skiing.
53:31
So you'll be able to do that.
53:32
So I would like here to start a company and, uh, to, to help others, provide
53:40
them the opportunity when you're disabled to sports, but also that's
53:45
your partner or parents or whoever is with you also can do the sport, but
53:51
then the normal way, so you can all do it together as a family or friends.
53:56
Uh, and then you can do the sports here, also adjusted, and, uh, do workshops
54:02
as well, so give workshops to show, uh, what's possible, and, uh, for
54:09
everyone, there is something possible.
54:12
You maybe do it a bit slower, or in a wheelchair instead of walking
54:17
or running, uh, that's all fine.
54:20
So show what can, what's possible and just don't give up and you'll
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get there and if I can help a lot more people with it than I do myself,
54:30
yeah, that's, that will be great.
54:32
So I'm, I'm making a business plan all in German.
54:36
So it's a challenge and then I hope to, to start this here in this region and
54:42
then maybe expand further out in Austria as well, but it's so small here with just
54:48
a few, um, Uh, handbikes, uh, mono ski, uh, cross country, uh, sits, uh, ski,
54:56
um, you can do, uh, canoeing on the lake.
55:02
Uh, I haven't adjusted one like that, so, yeah, there is so much possible
55:07
here, uh, to do for disabled sports, but isn't there yet, so, yeah, my, my
55:14
dream would like to To, uh, to, to create this opportunity for others to be able
55:22
to also go on a sports holiday and not have to worry, oh, but I can't do this.
55:27
I can't do that.
55:28
I can't do that.
55:28
No, you can do everything here.
55:31
It doesn't matter disability or not.
55:33
Yeah, that's one of my biggest dreams.
55:37
Well next year I also hope to be back in the sim, do some races
55:41
that is Because I'll miss it.
55:44
That's that's for sure and I will be streaming that as well I hope to be
55:50
back in the sim and I also will do for good charity I will go again up to
55:56
Selvio with a bike, surf as well, uh, to raise money, uh, for cancer research.
56:03
And I also will do this year the Alpe d'Huez.
56:06
Uh, that's very popular in the Netherlands.
56:08
Uh, it's a mountain in France, but every, uh, every year they organize, um, The
56:15
event to raise money for cancer as well.
56:18
And, uh, yes, I do, Mark, I know.
56:23
But, um, and then we raised money.
56:27
And, uh, yeah, unfortunately, I lost a lot of loved ones due to cancer.
56:32
So I'm happy that I can do this to raise money to the good charity and
56:37
hopefully they will find well, they find a way, uh, to have a better
56:43
treatment that they're more surviving chance for the people as well.
56:49
Uh, because, uh, Yeah, I think this is a great thing to do.
56:54
So I'm gonna organize some charity races again Like I did last year.
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It was it came up in an idea the middle of the night level I need to do a
57:04
charity race to raise money on the sim.
57:06
So I did something on ground tourism because I knew because of the dtm classic
57:12
community because of sharon because of mark I will get at least a lobby full So
57:17
I had two lobbies full running with stream and everything to raise money So this
57:23
year i'm definitely gonna do something And take some more time for this.
57:27
So once the calendar is all finished then I will take a look on that and um
57:35
Organize also something online racing to to raise money for both of the charities
57:40
So one is going to be the 5th of june.
57:42
Then we go Okay The Old West with the bike and, uh, I believe it's 30th of August.
57:50
We're going up to Selvia with the bike.
57:55
This is awesome.
57:55
You got a really big plans.
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I hope all your dreams come true.
58:00
And I, I think that everything is possible for everyone.
58:04
Like we, we got a lot of opportunities also because of the
58:07
internet that we can connect with a lot of people around the world.
58:10
And that's a Great opportunity.
58:13
Um, so I'm pretty sure that your charity races and everything
58:16
will go, uh, really well.
58:19
And yeah, thank you so much, uh, for talking with us.
58:22
Thank you so much for being here and thank you for all the job
58:26
which you're doing for some racing and, uh, for this world as well.
58:33
Thank you.
58:33
And, uh, uh, Mark, I'll be coming back to the ATM classic.
58:39
I'll promise you, but I first have the German course and that's exactly
58:44
on the same time that that raises.
58:47
So, uh, I have now a new one because I want to learn German as I speak Dutch.
58:53
So I have still some ways to go and, um, Yeah, and when that's finished, I'll be
58:59
there with my BMW e30 that I started in so I was all proud and I still have a truth
59:06
because I got second the last season and With a controller, so I was all proud of
59:12
the BMW e30 And I drove that as well the the first time when I went on a racetrack
59:20
when I was 15 So yeah, that looks great.
59:26
Yeah, this BMW is awesome.
59:27
I really like old BMWs, they look so beautiful.
59:31
Yes, yes, especially the old ones.
59:34
I really like it.
59:36
And yeah, don't forget, because I need to remind this for a moment, because we're
59:41
working hard behind the scenes for the postcards, so you can all listen to it.
59:47
After Monday, it will go online, and then you can all listen to this back in
59:52
the car, or when you're laying in bed and want to relax, and then you Then
59:56
you hear me and you get very sleepy, but you can all listen it back now
1:00:02
also on the podcast, which is great.
1:00:05
Yeah, that's awesome.
1:00:08
Yeah guys, uh, don't forget to, uh, check Spotify for IneedTalks and also
1:00:15
don't forget to follow social medias like Ineedesports and Screen2Speed as well
1:00:19
to be up to date with upcoming events where you can take a part, uh, in some
1:00:24
races and some racing in the future.
1:00:25
And once again, thank you so much for watching.
1:00:27
Yuan, thank you so much for being here.
1:00:29
We'll see you next time.
1:00:31
Bye!
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See you next time.
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Bye bye!
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